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Folks on the other side of the pond can consider themselves quite lucky. Unlike at&t’s less-than-generous data plans for iPad ($25 for 2GB), users who subscribe to 3UK’s data plans for the iPad can get anywhere from 10GB to 15GB for UK£15 and UK£25 respectively. Stated otherwise, 10GB costs you roughly $25 per month (1UK£ equals roughly 1.5 US$) – five times the data for the same price!

No wonder that the 3G version of the Apple iPad was the most popular among UK shoppers during the Christmas shopping season, according to the latest stats from market research firm Context. The firm found that 80 per cent of UK iPad sales recorded in November were for the 3G version, due to mobile network operator stores being a major outlet for sales of the device.

But at&t should watch out - rumors are swirling that Apple is planning to announce not 2, but 3 versions of the second-generation iPad including a CDMA version for Verizon Wireless, come April 2011. It will be quite interesting to watch how Verizon Wireless prices the data plans for the iPad 2!

Conventional wisdom is that iPhone users are a gadget-loving, tech-savvy and well-off bunch. In fact, results from a quantitative study of US 2G iPhone US users conducted by Rubicon in March 2008 revealed that the former have a median annual household income of $67,000 which is roughly 40% greater than the US median. So when comScore reported that the fastest growth in 3G iPhone sales in the US over the summer months came from households that earn less than the median income, it got my attention. As the attached table shows, ownership of the 3G iPhone rose 48% from June 1 to the end of August among households earning between $25,000 and $50,000 a year, compared to 21% overall. Mobile-browser use grew 4.9% among lower-income consumers, versus 2.7% overall, and their mobile music-listening rose 4.7%, compared to an overall decline of 0.3%. In fact, the income segment that shows the next highest growth (46%) in ownership is the $50,000 to $75,000 income category – a segment that is not too far off from the median income.